Global Hotkeys for iTunes

iTunes Global Hotkeys Plugin (ighp) for Windows enables the user to trigger
different actions using predefined shortcuts even if the player is minimized
or hidden.

Supported actions

The following commands are supported:

open configuration dialog

toggle play/pause

stop playing

advance to the next track in playlist

go back to previous track in playlist

toggle random on/off

toggle repeat on/off

clear rating for the selected song

set rating to one star

set rating to two stars

set rating to three stars

set rating to four stars

set rating to five stars

minimize/restore player window

increase volume level

decrease volume level

toggle mute/unmute

Download and Install

The latest release of the plugin can be found here. You can choose
between the installer, the binary package or the source package. The source
code can be compiled using Visual C++ 2005 Express and above. If you downloaded
the dll files or the source code you must copy them to the iTunes plugins
directory (C:\Program Files\iTunes\Plug-ins) and then configure the hotkeys.

Configuration

You can define hotkeys in the configuration dialog. Use the default shortcut
Ctrl + Shift + P to open the configuration dialog.

License

iTunes Global Hotkeys Plugin is released under the MIT/X Consortium License.

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